When it comes to light rail parking, most people think of the Park and Ride lots and maybe the effect its had on different types of riders. But I recently received a call asking me to come see how a "parked" light rail car was blocking the view of a business on Main Street in Mesa. It turns out that […]
Light rail fare increase talks moving forward
Metro Light Rail has recently had a series of public discussions concerning the fare structure that guides the price of bus service (local, regional, express and RAPID), Phoenix and East Valley Paratransit Dial-a-Ride and METRO light rail services. After this series of discussions, a final recommendation will be presented to city councils as required and […]
Welcome back ASU students!
As ASU welcomes students back from their winter break, I hear rumblings of nervousness over a whole bunch of new commuters and first time light rail riders. From what I understand, Metro and ASU have both prepared information for students to quickly educate them on light rail safety and awareness. I had dinner tonight with a friend […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Suns Tweet Up a huge success
The first ever Phoenix Suns Tweet Up was this past week and it was a huge success. The Suns have a brilliant marketing team that has embraced social networking better than any other NBA team. In fact, this "tweet up" was the first in NBA history. Many people in the Suns organization use Twitter in […]
Phoenix Light Rail service to shut down tomorrow
Phoenix light rail cars will not be running north of McDowell tomorrow morning due to the P.F. Changs Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. I wanted to remind people and let you know that the following stations will be shut down until approximately 10:00 a.m. or until the race has cleared. · 19th Avenue/Camelback Road · 7th Avenue/Camelback Road […]
Light Rail and Bus service affected by P.F. Chang’s Rock n Roll Marathon this Sunday!!
PHOENIX—Many bus routes in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe and light rail service in Phoenix will be affected when the P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon rolls into town on Sunday, Jan. 18. The marathon begins at 15th Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Phoenix. The State Capitol area will be shut down at […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Just havin’ some fun!
It’s been an eventful 2 weeks since the grand opening of our light rail system. You might even say that I have been more than a little busy trying to keep up. When I first heard of Saturday’s “No Pants Day” I was pretty sure that Rail Life should probably just watch and report from a […]
FREE, Family Fun Weather Fest Today!
Are you looking for a FREE, family friendly, interactive event to do today? Then, you are sure to want to make your way to the nearest light rail station and head towards the Phoenix Convention Center (Third St & Washington, Phoenix light rail station). Today from 12 till 4pm, Weather Fest is taking place. […]
Light Rail Station – Mill Ave and 3rd Street
The light rail station in the Mill Avenue District is certainly a hotbed of activity. People enjoy riding the light rail to enjoy the many restaurants and shops in the area as well as Tempe Town Lake, Tempe Beach Park and many employment centers. Many activities are held at the park and along Mill Avenue […]
New 1st for Phoenix Light Rail – No Pants Day
It has been a pretty exciting around here in the short time since the shiny new 1.4 billion dollar light rail system rolled into town on December 27th. It was the first grand opening of it's kind in the valley; we have had the first Light Rail New Year's Eve, the first Light Rail crash, and […]